Water Cycle
Which object provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur?
Sun
Makayla looked at the sky and observed a layer of low lying clouds and decided to grab her raincoat and umbrella before she left for school. Which type of clouds did Makayla most likely see this morning?
stratus
What effects can currents have on shorelines?
Currents can move sand from place to place
Which rock is used ad a fuel to burn and produce heat?
coal
Which two systems work together to ensure that all parts of the body get nutrients from food?
digestive system and circulatory
In order for clouds to form, what must happen?
Water must warm to evaporate and then cool to condense
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
Flooding rivers can help or harm the environment. What would be a helpful effect to land from flooding?
More fertile soils
If a house doe not get all of its energy from a nonrenewable resource, what renewable energy could it use
Solar panels that are powered by the sun
A student studies a body system with characteristics that include the exchange of oxygen gas and carbon dioxide gas. What system is the student studying?
respiratory
During which phase of the water cycle do clouds form?
Condensation
What instrument measures the amount of water vapor in the air?
hygrometer
Rocks sometimes show evidence of ancient glaciers. Which is the best sign that glaciers once covered an area?
Rocks have many scratches
What are the three nonrenewable resources we depend on everyday?
Coal, oil, natural gas are all fossil fuels
What two systems work together to move oxygen in and out of the body?
respiratory system
circulatory system
In which part of the water cycle does water change from a liquid to a gas.
evaporation
What is the meaning of weather?
It is what we get when we walk outside, on any given day.
What investigation would require the longest period of observation?
boulders weatherubg into gravel
What are three types of renewable energy
Solar, wind, hydro, bio energy, geothermal
The rib cage is part if the skeletal system and consists of a number of bones arranged together in a cage like shape. What life function does the skeletal system perform?
it helps protect organs from external shocks
How many steps are in the water cycle?
5
This is something that we expect from year to year at a certain time and day of each year
Climate
When rocks are exposed to wind, rain, heat, ice, or waves the rocks?
erode
What is geothermal energy?
Underground water is sometimes located near hot spots so it heats up. Drilling produces steam for buildings or for turning generators
How many bones do we have in out adult body? How many bones are we born with?
206
300